Home / 88,900.97-133,351.56-36,310.46

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 88,900.97, 133,351.56 and 36,310.46

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 88,900.97, 133,351.56 and 36,310.46 is: 54,465.73

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    88,900.97 : 133,351.56 = 36,310.46 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    88,900.97/133,351.56 = 36,310.46/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    88,900.97x = 133,351.56 × 36,310.46
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    88,900.97x = 4,842,055,818.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,842,055,818.56/88,900.97
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 54,465.73

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.